St. Agatha Parish exists primarily to serve the spiritual needs of those of the Polish language and ethnicity living in the St. Louis area.  We live our faith in union with the Supreme Pontiff and the Archbishop of St. Louis.  While living in American society, we celebrate our heritage of rich cultural traditions.  Through the intercession of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Queen of Poland, and St. Agatha, the patron of our Parish, we seek to fulfill our calling in Jesus Christ by living out our Catholic faith in love, justice and peace.

Twenty-five years after Pope John Paul II’s visit to St. Louis, many Catholics, people of good will and the Polish Community reflect on his life, teaching and legacy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEAST OF ST. AGATHA

IS CELEBRATED ON FEB. 4 & 5

 

 

 

WIELKI TYDZIEŃ I WIELKANOC

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

 

VIGIL HOLY MASS FOR PALM SUNDAY, Saturday, March 24, 2024

3:30 - 4:15 PM Confessions; 4:30 Vigil Mass in English

 

PALM SUNDAY - NIEDZIELA PALMOWA, March 24, 2024

Masses: 8:00 English, 10:00 Polish, After Mass:  Gorzkie Żale – Hymns in Polish about Jesus’ Passion

11: 30 AM Social and Easter Bake Sale

 

MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK -  Wielki Poniedziałek, March 25, 2024

Holy Masses 8:00 AM English, 7:00 PM Polish

Confessions 7:30 AM – 7:55, 6:10 PM – 6:50 PM

 

TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK - Wielki Wtorek, March 26, 2024

Holy Masses 8:00 AM English, 7:00 PM Polish

Confessions 7:30 AM – 7:55, 6:10 PM – 6:50 PM

 

SPY WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK - Wielka Środa, March 27, 2024

Mass 8:00 AM English

6:30 Stations of the Cross in English

 

HOLY THURSDAY – WIELKI CZWARTEK, March 28, 2024

Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper - Bilingual 7:00 PM

Adoration until 9:00 PM

 

GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION -WIELKI PIĄTEK, March 29, 2024

Stations of the Cross – 12:00 Noon in English

Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord - 3:00 PM in English

In Polish: Droga Krzyżowa – 6:30 PM

Nabożeństwo Męki Pańskiej – 7:00 PM

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 9:00 PM

 

HOLY SATURDAY -WIELKA SOBOTA, March 30, 2024

Blessing of the Food for the Easter Table Błogosławieństwo pokarmów na stół wielkanocny:

11:00 AM, 12:00 NOON, 1:00 PM

THE EASTER VIGIL 7:00 PM Bilingual – Polish & English

 

EASTER SUNDAY: THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

NIEDZIELA WIELKANOCNA - NIEDZIELA ZMARTWYCHWSTANIA PAŃSKIEGO, March 31, 2024

6:00 AM – Rezurekcja in Polish

8:00 AM – Easter Holy Mass in English

10:00 AM – Msza Wielkanocna w języku polskim

 

EASTER MONDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER, April 1

 Holy Masses: 8:00 AM English, 10:00 AM Polish

 

OCTAVE OF EASTER:

TUESDAY – THURSDAY: Holy Mass 8:00 AM English

 

FRIDAY 6:00 PM ADORATION

 7:00 PM Holy Mass in Polish

 

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER – DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, Saturday, April 6, 2024

3:30 PM Confessions

4:30 Vigil Holy Mass in English

 

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Holy Masses: 8:00 AM English, 10:00 AM Polish

After all Holy Masses, Divine Mercy Devotion

11:30 AM - Social - Easter Wishes and Egg Sharing

 

 

 

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

 

Let me take this occasion to wish you all a happy Easter. Let us join our voices

with Christians everywhere announcing that Jesus is truly risen! Alleluia!

We can ponder at the testimony of St. Peter the Apostle, what he wrote in the Acts, “He (Jesus) commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him, all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name” (Acts 10: 42, 43). Through the Holy Spirit, Peter’s conversion of heart empowers him to embrace discipleship to lead people to a life of holiness through Jesus Christ.

As we rejoice this Easter, in Christ’s victory over sin and death, our steps must indeed quicken to bring the saving message of Christ to others. Let us not be afraid to proclaim this message of hope to our world so much in need of it. Let us not be afraid to challenge the advance of evil and let us not be afraid to imitate the lives of the saints in this difficult time!

 

May the Risen Christ bless each of you with His peace and joy. I will be remembering each of you in my Easter Masses and prayers and ask that you remember me in yours.

 

Have a blessed Easter!

 

 

Rev. Stanislaw Poszwa, S.Chr.

 

 

Wielkanoc – Easter  2024 at St. Agatha’s, Saint Louis, Missouri